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I can't like this social media wise for philosophical reasons but I agree
What were Chiesa's stats last season? 33 match games (involvements I assume), 10 goals and 4 assists? I'd take that every day of the week for £12m. Plus it means a backup and rest for Mo., whereby the opposition doesn't think their job is done when he goes off. FAC, LC and some CL games too I assume.
This could be a fantastic buy with little to no downside even if he only matches Thiago's appearance level over the 4 years of his (Chiesa's) contract!
This could be a fantastic buy with little to no downside even if he only matches Thiago's appearance level over the 4 years of his (Chiesa's) contract!
its weird, about 3/4 seasons ago, people would have said bowen would never get near chiesas ability
footballs wild
I’m keeping my expectations low - we’re signing an injury-prone Italian after all - but I think even in case he doesn’t fully settle, Chiesa brings a touch of class that Slot requires of his attackers. I think Jota has been key to our attack functioning as well as it did so far - he’s a player who can coolly execute a flawless and unorthodox action at a key moment, but beyond him and Mo we don’t have a lot of attackers with a track record of doing that with any consistency.
In Chiesa we’re adding another forward who can do some of what Jota does - a killer touch or a shot that instantly turns a regular attack into a big chance - and even if doesn’t regain his pre-injury acceleration and explosiveness, that touch of class will still be valuable.
In Chiesa we’re adding another forward who can do some of what Jota does - a killer touch or a shot that instantly turns a regular attack into a big chance - and even if doesn’t regain his pre-injury acceleration and explosiveness, that touch of class will still be valuable.
When deployed on the right wing, he focuses on delivering driven crosses to feet, which are more accurate and effective than his lofted crosses - which tend to overshoot his teammates.
On the left wing, Chiesa prefers to push closer to the goal line and cut back, resulting in higher expected assists (xA) on this side.
Why Liverpool Are Interested in Signing Federico Chiesa | Opta Analyst
Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing Federico Chiesa from Juventus on a cut-price deal. We analyse what he could add to Arne Slot's team.
In Serie A last season – where Chiesa played 81% of his minutes as a second striker – he completed 36.7 high-intensity pressures per 90, a figure that saw him rank second among all of Juventus’ forwards and attacking midfielders. His high-intensity pressure map below shows he’s someone willing to work hard in all areas of the pitch.
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What’s “OP chances created?”
It stands for Open Play chances created
I suppose as backup for Salah it could be a worthwhile signing. 6 forwards does seem a bit like overkill tbh though. One of them probably won't even make the bench, will they?
He actually does look like a mouthy wanker.
Which ironically makes me think he isn't one.
For £10m, I just need him to be more available than Thiago or Ox. A Curtis / Jota level availability would be grand.
The club needs its mascots in order to win european trophies. Since turn of the century we've had Smicer, Origi, Gary Mac. Now its time for Freddie Church
They'll be on the physio's bed.
Precisely. We know jota will get injured and we know chiesa will get injured. Really we should get another forward for super safety sure
So Diaz, Gakpo and Jota have identical numbers between Chances created and OP chances created, presumably because because they don’t take set pieces. Not sure what accounts for Nunez having a higher overall Chances created than only open play ones.
But then in Chisea’s case, the difference is huge! Does he take a lot of corners and free-kicks?
Based on the map, yes, unless he likes to dribble to the corner flag and pretend.
It's important to note that a fully fit Chiesa is much more than just a backup for Salah. Chiesa offers direct running, the ability to beat defenders, high-level dribbling skills, and is genuinely two-footed—something even Salah, at his peak, didn't possess. While Salah remains a powerful player, he is starting to decline in some areas. There will be moments in games when Slot will rely on Chiesa's skill set more than Salah's, meaning their differing strengths add further tactical options. It's not just about bringing Chiesa on to give Salah a rest or when he's looking tired, although that of course will help things. On that point, we have to consider Ramadan 2025, when our top scorer could be running on empty during a crucial stretch of the season. Hopefully, this will go someway to reducing our reliance on Salah during this period.
Is he "that" injury prone though? Bar the ACL injury he has never had any injury that has kept him out longer than 2 weeks.
For this price, he can bomb and it's fine. I have low expectations, impact kind of player, but glad we have a baller.
7 strikers for 5 spots per game (3 on pitch, 2 on the bench)?
Gakpo (on and off)
Darwin (on and off)
Diaz (on and off)
Jota (Game changer, injury prone)
Salah (Game changer)
Danns (Clinical for the future)
Chiesa (Game changer, injury prone)
7 strikers for 5 spots per game (3 on pitch, 2 on the bench)?
Gakpo (on and off)
Darwin (on and off)
Diaz (on and off)
Jota (Game changer, injury prone)
Salah (Game changer)
Danns (Clinical for the future)
Chiesa (Game changer, injury prone)
Ever the optimist 😀
Danns will probably be sent out on loan when he's fully fit.
The danger is reoccurrence - seems to be 1 in 5 are prone to it.
High second ACL injury rate
We found that 17.8% of players sustained a second ipsilateral graft or contralateral ACL rupture following ACLR and RTT within an average follow-up of 5 years. This finding extends previous literature on a general athletic population following ACLR, in particular with the pooled rate of second ACL injury (17.6%) in a systematic review including only clinical studies with a minimum follow-up of 5 years.26 Our findings are also similar to the pooled second ACL injury rate (15%) in a more recent systematic review including studies with a minimum follow-up of 1 year.9 However, second ACL injury rates in large single-centre consecutive patient series seem to be somewhat lower (9%–12% over 5 years from ACLR).27–29---------------------
If it wasn't abundantly clear, my work has yet to realise that my current full-time job can be completed with about ~6-hours of effort a week.
We had Milner, we have Gomez and now we have Chiesa.
Career stats:
www.transfermarkt.com
Juve stat:
understat.com
Career stats:
Federico Chiesa - All goals
This is the goal statistic of FC Liverpool player Federico Chiesa, which gives a detailed view on the goals the player has scored.
Juve stat:
Federico Chiesa | Liverpool | xG | Shot Map | Goal stats | Understat.com
Federico Chiesa football stats. xG, shot map, match history. Minutes, goals and assits by club, position, situation.
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We had Milner, we have Gomez and now we have Chiesa.
Career stats:
Federico Chiesa - All goals
This is the goal statistic of FC Liverpool player Federico Chiesa, which gives a detailed view on the goals the player has scored.
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Juve stat:
Federico Chiesa | Liverpool | xG | Shot Map | Goal stats | Understat.com
Federico Chiesa football stats. xG, shot map, match history. Minutes, goals and assits by club, position, situation.
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He’s right-footed, but seems to do better on the right. I don’t think we can say we’ve just signed another left winger based on this.
Also, seems like he could play in #10 role, if for some reason Szobo and Elliott are unavailable.
Absolutely not overkill.
One injury and you're now rotating 4 forwards with 3 games a week.
We had to play kids against Chelsea in the league cup final last year. Didn't we start with Bradley as RWF in that game (and look to rush Mo back to the team where he got injured again and ended the season poorly)?
With the new CL format and more games, we absolutely need 6 forward players.
City have Bobb, Savio, Grealish, Foden, Haaland, Doku
Arse have Saka, Nelson, Trossard, Martinelli, Jesus, Havertz
United have Rashford, Garnacho, Amad, Antony, Hojlund, Zirkzee
Chelsea have Neto, Palmer, Nkunku, Jackson, Madueke, Mudryk, Guiu, D Forfana, Sterling + more
We now have Salah, Chiesa, Diaz, Nunez, Gakpo, Jota.
When deployed on the right wing, he focuses on delivering driven crosses to feet, which are more accurate and effective than his lofted crosses - which tend to overshoot his teammates.
On the left wing, Chiesa prefers to push closer to the goal line and cut back, resulting in higher expected assists (xA) on this side.
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Why Liverpool Are Interested in Signing Federico Chiesa | Opta Analyst
Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing Federico Chiesa from Juventus on a cut-price deal. We analyse what he could add to Arne Slot's team.theanalyst.com
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In Serie A last season – where Chiesa played 81% of his minutes as a second striker – he completed 36.7 high-intensity pressures per 90, a figure that saw him rank second among all of Juventus’ forwards and attacking midfielders. His high-intensity pressure map below shows he’s someone willing to work hard in all areas of the pitch.
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View: https://dai.ly/x94o220
I'm hungry so I initially read that third one as "Chance-creating curries".
